Ernie Afaganis (born c. 1928)[1] is a Canadian sports broadcaster, known for his work at CBC Sports. He was born in Lethbridge, Alberta.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Eastern Washington University, Afaganis returned to Alberta where in 1953 he joined CFRNinEdmonton. In 1961, he joined CBC Television at CBXT, also in Edmonton.[2]
From there, he gained prominence as a sportscaster on CBC's national service. He was host of CBC's Sports Weekend programme in its debut season. He was also a sideline reporter for the CFL on CBC.[3]
In 1977, he was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.[4] In November 2007, he was inducted into the CBC Sports Hall of Fame.[5] In 1988, he was inducted to the Football Reporters of Canada hall of fame, a journalistic honour associated with the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.[6]
Afaganis was a host of the following CBC Television programmes:
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